Breakfast Smash Tacos
These crispy breakfast tacos by What Molly Made are an excellent way to use leftover hard-boiled eggs. Grate a hard-boiled egg over the smashed taco filling and top with avocado, pico, lime juice, and cilantro for a high-protein meal.
Directions
- Drizzle the olive oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Once it’s hot and sizzling, sprinkle about 1 oz of cheese in three piles around the pan. Let it melt and sizzle for one minute.
- Place a heaping scoop (about 2 oz) of breakfast sausage on top of the cheese piles. Place a tortilla on top of each then use a burger press or the back of a spatula to press the sausage down firmly so it spreads to all edges of the tortilla. Let it cook for 3-4 minutes, until the sausage is cooked through and the cheese is a deep golden brown. If the cheese is not coming up easily, it needs more time. Give it 1-2 more minutes.
- Use a thin metal spatula or a fish spatula to release the cheese from the pan. Flip and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes, until the tortilla is golden in spots. Transfer to a serving plate. Repeat with remaining tacos and sausage (mine made 8 tacos).
- Use a cheese grater to finely grate half of the hard-boiled eggs on top of each taco.
- Top with your favorite taco toppings like avocado, pico de gallo, sour cream, hot sauce, cilantro, and lime juice. Serve warm.
Notes
Tortilla Size: Street-size tortillas work best so the sausage reaches the edges and cooks evenly. However, you can use a gluten-free or grain-free tortilla, and it will work!
Hard-boiled eggs: You can use leftover hard-boiled eggs or follow this easy peel hard-boiled egg guide.
Molly Thompson is the owner and operator of What Molly Made (WMM) along with her husband, Zach. Molly founded WMM in 2015 with the desire to share her recipes with the world as her personal journey changed and her family grew. Molly's mission is to offer recipes that will bless her readers' homes and nourish their bodies. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time in nature with her family, going to church, having game nights and watching Netflix.
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